Semang

American  

[si-mahng] / sɪˈmɑŋ /

noun

plural

Semangs,

plural

Semang

1. a member of a Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula.

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Example Sentences

The Semang Negritos persisted as hunter-gatherers trading with neighboring farmers but adopted an Austroasiatic language from those farmers—much as, we shall see, Philippine Negrito and African Pygmy hunter-gatherers adopted languages from their farmer trading partners.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

To these significant characteristics has to be added the special birth custom and belief of the Semang pygmies.

From Folklore as an Historical Science by Gomme, George Laurence

After bringing all the goods from the house to the prahu, Semang started down-stream.

From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Lumholtz, Carl

Before dawn Semang arose and walked down toward the prahu.

From Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 by Lumholtz, Carl

There seem to be no culture elements in the ethnography of the Sakay that are not found in the life of Semang, Jakun, or allied peoples.

From The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon by Barrows, David Prescott